An early staff member of Aperture in the 1950s, the eminent historian and curator was a guiding light in the medium for over sixty-five years.
Through her work with Tina Modotti and Edward Weston, the visionary writer Anita Brenner ushered in the Mexican renaissance.
Helen Gee risked everything to open Limelight in 1954, selling prints by Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, and Robert Frank.
The history of the National Parks and photography are intertwined in surprising ways. We’ve compiled a few of our favorite stories.
The classic volume began its life in 1958 as a monographic issue of Aperture magazine in celebration of Weston’s life.
Alongside Aperture magazine #218, “Queer,” we look at this overlooked, often purposefully obscured, area of photographic history.
A new photography exhibition at Aperture Gallery opens Wednesday, October 17.
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
